threatening debt recovery unpaid parking charge letter- please help

Coupon-mad

lizzieloopinloo said:

Thanks @Coupon-mad As long as it doesn't mean I automatically get a CCJ if I defend myself and don't win, then that's ok.  Have nothing to lose but keep fighting the good fight then!

Indeed. It does NOT mean that. 

KeithP

What is the Issue Date on your Claim Form?

Have you filed an Acknowledgment of Service?
If so, upon what date did you do so?
Your MCOL Claim History will have the definitive answer to that.

lizzieloopinloo

Thanks for your reply @KeithP The issue date is 08 May. I haven't filed an acknowledgement of service.

KeithP

lizzieloopinloo said:

The issue date is 08 May. I haven't filed an acknowledgement of service.

With a Claim Issue Date of 8th May, you have until Tuesday 27th May 2025 to file an Acknowledgment of Service('AOS'), but there is nothing to be gained by delaying it. 

To file an AOS, follow the guidance in the Dropbox file linked from the second post in the NEWBIES thread.

Having filed an AOS in a timely manner, you have until 4pm on Tuesday 10th June 2025 to file a Defence.

That's over three weeks away. Plenty of time to produce a Defence, but please don't leave it to the last minute.

To create a Defence, and then file a Defence by email, look again at the second post on the NEWBIES thread - immediately following where you found the AOS guidance.

Don't miss the deadline for filing an AOS, nor that for filing a Defence.

Do not try and file a Defence via the MoneyClaimOnline website. Once an AOS has been filed, the MCOL website should be treated as 'read only'.